Timo Kuuluvainen

9.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
145 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Timo Kuuluvainen is a scholar working on Insect Science, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Timo Kuuluvainen has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Insect Science, 90 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 73 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Timo Kuuluvainen's work include Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (91 papers), Forest Management and Policy (44 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (44 papers). Timo Kuuluvainen is often cited by papers focused on Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (91 papers), Forest Management and Policy (44 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (44 papers). Timo Kuuluvainen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Sweden and Canada. Timo Kuuluvainen's co-authors include Sylvie Gauthier, Tuomas Aakala, Seppo Rouvinen, Timo Pukkala, Pierre Y. Bernier, Dmitry Schepaschenko, А. Shvidenko, Tuomo Wallenius, Leena Karjalainen and Ilkka Vanha‐Majamaa and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Soil Biology and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Timo Kuuluvainen

139 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

Boreal forest health and global change 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Boreal forest health and global change
    2015 806 citations Sylvie Gauthier, Timo Kuuluvainen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Timo Kuuluvainen Finland 50 4.3k 3.5k 3.2k 1.5k 1.1k 145 7.1k
Brian J. Palik United States 46 5.9k 1.4× 5.0k 1.5× 2.5k 0.8× 2.8k 1.8× 800 0.7× 227 8.6k
Daniel Kneeshaw Canada 45 4.5k 1.1× 3.7k 1.1× 1.9k 0.6× 1.6k 1.1× 589 0.5× 167 6.4k
Lee E. Frelich United States 53 5.0k 1.2× 5.6k 1.6× 2.0k 0.6× 3.5k 2.3× 1.1k 1.0× 136 9.6k
S. Ellen Macdonald Canada 44 3.0k 0.7× 3.3k 1.0× 1.7k 0.5× 2.4k 1.5× 1.5k 1.3× 168 6.7k
Anthony W. D’Amato United States 41 4.9k 1.1× 3.5k 1.0× 1.8k 0.6× 1.7k 1.1× 654 0.6× 237 6.7k
Sylvie Gauthier Canada 57 7.8k 1.8× 4.2k 1.2× 2.5k 0.8× 2.9k 1.9× 679 0.6× 196 9.9k
Craig G. Lorimer United States 36 3.5k 0.8× 4.2k 1.2× 1.7k 0.5× 1.3k 0.9× 653 0.6× 66 5.6k
Thomas R. Crow United States 41 3.4k 0.8× 3.3k 0.9× 1.0k 0.3× 2.2k 1.4× 694 0.6× 90 5.9k
Thomas A. Nagel Slovenia 28 2.5k 0.6× 2.3k 0.7× 1.4k 0.4× 999 0.7× 513 0.4× 57 4.1k
David A. Orwig United States 43 3.1k 0.7× 2.6k 0.8× 2.2k 0.7× 3.6k 2.4× 1.0k 0.9× 97 6.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Timo Kuuluvainen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Timo Kuuluvainen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Timo Kuuluvainen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Timo Kuuluvainen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Timo Kuuluvainen based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Timo Kuuluvainen. Timo Kuuluvainen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nummi, Petri & Timo Kuuluvainen. (2024). Forest disturbance by an ecosystem engineer : beaver in boreal forest landscapes. Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja. 6 indexed citations
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Aakala, Tuomas, et al.. (2023). Human impact on forests in early twentieth century Finland. Landscape Ecology. 38(9). 2417–2431. 6 indexed citations
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Kuuluvainen, Timo & Sylvie Gauthier. (2018). Young and old forest in the boreal: critical stages of ecosystem dynamics and management under global change. Forest Ecosystems. 5(1). 136 indexed citations
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Aakala, Tuomas, Leena Pasanen, Samuli Helama, et al.. (2017). Multiscale variation in drought controlled historical forest fire activity in the boreal forests of eastern Fennoscandia. Ecological Monographs. 88(1). 74–91. 30 indexed citations
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Kulakowski, Dominik, Rupert Seidl, Jan Holeksa, et al.. (2016). A walk on the wild side: Disturbance dynamics and the conservation and management of European mountain forest ecosystems. Forest Ecology and Management. 388. 120–131. 168 indexed citations
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Hanski, Ilkka, Jenni Hottola, Timo Kuuluvainen, et al.. (2015). Keskustelussa metsien kestävästä käytöstä ja suojelusta on sivuutettu olennaisia kysymyksiä. Jukuri (Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)). 1 indexed citations
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Aakala, Tuomas, et al.. (2015). Crown asymmetry in high latitude forests: disentangling the directional effects of tree competition and solar radiation. Oikos. 125(7). 1035–1043. 29 indexed citations
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Jonsson, Bengt Gunnar, Jari Kouki, & Timo Kuuluvainen. (2011). Northern Primeval Forests - Ecology, Conservation and Management Preface. Silva Fennica. 45(5). 783–784. 1 indexed citations
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Vanha‐Majamaa, Ilkka, Saara Lilja, Janne S. Kotiaho, et al.. (2007). Rehabilitating boreal forest structure and species composition in Finland through logging, dead wood creation and fire: The EVO experiment. Forest Ecology and Management. 250(1-2). 77–88. 120 indexed citations
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Aakala, Tuomas, Timo Kuuluvainen, Louis De Grandpré, & Sylvie Gauthier. (2007). Trees dying standing in the northeastern boreal old-growth forests of Quebec: spatial patterns, rates, and temporal variation. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 37(1). 50–61. 59 indexed citations
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Wallenius, Tuomo, et al.. (2005). Fire history and forest age distribution of an unmanaged Picea abies dominated landscape. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 35(7). 1540–1552. 56 indexed citations
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Kuuluvainen, Timo & Raija Laiho. (2004). Long-term forest utilization can decrease forest floor microhabitat diversity: evidence from boreal Fennoscandia. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 34(2). 303–309. 21 indexed citations
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Kuuluvainen, Timo. (2002). Disturbance dynamics in boreal forests : defining the ecological basis of restoration and management of biodiversity. HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition. 9(6). 780–783. 75 indexed citations
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Larjavaara, Markku, Timo Kuuluvainen, H. Rita, Ari Venäläinen, & D. X. Viegas. (2002). Spatial distribution of lightning-ignited forest fires in Finland.. 1 indexed citations
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Hokkanen, Timo J., et al.. (1999). Spatial distribution of soil ergosterol in the organic layer of a mature Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forest. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 31(4). 503–516. 57 indexed citations
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Kuuluvainen, Timo, Douglas G. Sprugel, & J. Renée Brooks. (1996). Hydraulic Architecture and Structure of Abies lasiocarpa Seedlings in Three Subalpine Meadows of Different Moisture Status in the Eastern Olympic Mountains, Washington, U.S.A.. Arctic and Alpine Research. 28(1). 60–64. 7 indexed citations
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Hokkanen, Timo J., et al.. (1995). Properties of top soil and the relationship between soil and trees in a boreal Scots pine stand.. Silva Fennica. 29(3). 17 indexed citations
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Kuuluvainen, Timo & Markku Kanninen. (1992). Patterns in aboveground carbon allocation and tree architecture that favor stem growth in young Scots pine from high latitudes. Tree Physiology. 10(1). 69–80. 11 indexed citations
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Kuuluvainen, Timo & Timo Pukkala. (1987). Effect of crown shape and tree distribution on the spatial distribution of shade. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 40(3). 215–231. 77 indexed citations

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